Complications Possible in Labor and Birth

General Information

• Birth, Labor and Infant Complications A small smattering of links, but it may be of use.
• Birth Stories with Complications - Pregnancy-Childbirth An excellent collection managed by Robin Weiss.
• Complications & Chronic Conditions of Pregnancy - Pregnancy-Childbirth Net Links An assortment of links which may be helpful.
• Complications of Labor - Childbirth.org Links and articles of note on a variety of complication topics.
• High Risk Situations and Complications in Pregancy, Labor, and Birth A large collection of sorted links, etc.
• Pregnancy-Childbirth - Internet Resources from The Mining Company A smaller collection by Robin Weiss, but may be worth a peek.

Group B Strep

• CDC-NCID Brochure Group B Streptococcal Infections What the Center for Disease Control has to say on the matter. (Down last time I tried it.)
• Group B Strep A good first stop in learning about Group B Strep. Includes contact adresses and hotlinks to more information.
• Group B Strep Association (GBSA) Home "The Group B Strep (GBS) Association is a nonprofit organization formed in June of 1990 by a handful of parents whose babies were victims of GBS infections." (Down last time I tried it.)
• Group B Strep in Pregnancy - Childbirth.org A few on and off site links.
• Increasing Awareness of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Another good overview site, with a good-sized hotlink collection. For more relevant links at the same site, see Other GBS Resources and Links.

Meconium

• Meconium At the Fensende Midwifery Archives. Lots of good information.

Nuchal Chord (Umbilical Cord Around Baby's Neck)

• Nuchal Cord - Somersault Maneuver From the Midwifery Archives, discusses one way to deal with a nuchal chord at birth.

Preterm Labor

• Kaiser Permanente's Health Reference Pregnancy and Prenatal Care The topic for this page is preventing pre-term birth.
• Preterm Labor and Bedrest Resources Perhaps these book references, links, etc., will be of use.
• Preterm Labor - Childbirth.org Some relative on and off-site links.
• Preterm Labor - Pregnancy-Childbirth - 06-02-97 A good introduction.

Shoulder Dystocia (Shoulders stuck behind pubic bone)

• Shoulder Dystocia From the Fensende Midwife Archives. For the professional, but the only page I've found on the subject. Lots of stuff here.

Unusual Position/Presentation of the Baby

• Suboptimal Fetal Positions From the Fensende Midwifery Archives, so written for the professional, but some good info here.
• Turning a baby from the posterior position Some ideas for doing this.
• Breech Baby/Birth
  • Attending a Breech Birth From the Fensende Midwife Archives, and so written for midwives, but this is very informative reading, if you want to know more.
  • Breech Birth General information, with a bent towards C-section.
  • Breech Position Getting the Baby to Turn Some tips on turning a breech baby.
  • Mode of Delivery for Breech Presentation - Childbirth.org A long list of references for clinical studies on this topic.
  • Prenatal Breech Issues From the Fensende Midwife Archives, lots of information and ideas for turning.
  • The Virtual Hospital University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook Chapter 8 Obstetrics Breech Delivery A brief medical summary, including types of breech presentation, and how the delivery goes for vaginal birth of a frank breech.

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5/4/98

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